Project Manager lll

Manage Automotive projects/products through the product life cycle to include: design, develop, cost, quote, on-time launch and post launch modifications. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Design new products and accessories for the OE automotive industry. • Develop innovative solutions to meet customer requirements. • Coordinate or supply technical drawings and 3 dimensional models of specialized parts, tooling, and assembly. • Fabricate prototypes of products in development. Mechanical skills using hand tools & some production machinery. • Produce technical drawings, assembly drawings, & bill of materials. • Solve problems with and provide technical advice to the production and quality control departments. • Assist in sourcing raw materials and components. • Work with cost accounting to prepare cost packages and customer quotations. • Coordinate and facilitate the necessary materials testing requirements of development programs • Compile all existing engineering documentation and organize it into the approved design documentation format. • Compile customer required documentation and supply it in the appropriate format required per customer. • Participate in determining “best in class” for design capabilities with an emphasis on rapid prototyping, lean manufacturing, and innovation. • Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential crises and devises contingency plans. • Continuously tracks project through development cycle. Utilizes timelines to maintain program milestones and task resource output. • Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management. Education: • Candidate should have a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or technical degree with equivalent experience. • Four year degree- Mechanical Engineering preferred • CAD or technical drawing experience. • Self-starter. This is not a “typical” engineering position in which candidates are strictly confined to one discipline. This job entails exposure and functions all through the product development lifecycle. • Creativity: This position is one that entails design and problem-solving skill sets. • Experience in a production environment. We do not have a “Manufacturing” Engineering staff and the development engineer also has to hand off and coordinate the production of programs. Thermal Forming and plastic injection molding a plus. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Automotive